On Physical Suffering
I haven't felt terrifically creative of late. I haven't felt like pondering ideas, sharing thoughts or waxing sentimental. The smallest tasks seem insurmountable. Thinking has been challenging. And...
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Giveaway!
I think it's time.Set of four books in the Homeschooling, simplified seriesDictationWriting With ChildrenChocolate Chip MathHow to Read a Book so it Becomes the CurriculumREAD REVIEWS HERE.Draw will be...
View ArticleWinners!
Congratulations to Cynthia who won the set of four books, entering by email and to three moms who won a second prize of one book each...Sandra, Andrea and Deborah, who all entered via facebook, I've...
View ArticleSaint Paul and Advent
Saint Paul is a good guy. In fact, he's one of my favourites. I don't mind saying it, I play favourites amongst the saints and patrons. I like Paul because he brazenly and loving just tells me what...
View ArticleAttention Catholic Mamas!
The loveliest scapulars I have ever seen made by another Catholic homeschool mama, click this link!I'll send photos of the ones I'm ordering when they arrive!
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The Prison of Resentment
This just in:A quote from Interior Freedom by Jacques Phillips (emphasis mine)"Freedom can be diminished by overly strong attachments, by dependence on someone whom we love too much (and in the wrong...
View ArticleThe Summa as a Self Help Manual
This isn't a very long article, read about the types of sorrow and how they manifest in our lives, but be certain to read to the bottom, the remedies for sorrow according to the Angelic Doctor.Saint...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial Efforts
I feel like I've just been posting resources lately. Oh well. I guess there is just a lot of brilliance around that I want to share. Share the brilliance. A young woman has designed a planner that...
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Fund Raising and Beautiful Handmade Ornaments
My son, Noah is fundraising for a pair of processional torches for serving at Mass. The torches are excellent because the candles won't blow out, and they look elegant at Mass. Noah is an alter...
View ArticleOverextend Yourself This Christmas
The house needs to be cleaned and decorated. The bedrooms need to be ready for company. The baking needs to be done, the pantry and freezer stocked. Gifts need to be made or purchased, wrapped and...
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Dear Man Who Raised Your Eyebrows At Me,
I was walking through the mall yesterday; you were sitting on a bench watching people go by. You watched me, at the end of my shopping and heading to my car. You looked at my two large bags, loaded to...
View ArticleLandry Family Christmas Letter 2014
This is our 14th annual Christmas letter. A lot happens in fourteen years, and even though I often have projected myself into the future and imagined what my children and my life might be like in five...
View ArticleAn Excellent Life
Christmas has been good. And when I say good I mean very, very good. Excellent. When life is excellent it is also usually difficult, exhausting and outrageously joyful. Yes, it has been all of...
View ArticleThe Realities I'm Dealing With
Well. Sometimes you just have to remember about God being God and all. You worry about your kids and worry about whether or not you've done enough, worry about what they will grow up like. You...
View ArticleConversations in the Car
On the way home from Mass:Sparky: a blanket statementMammal: Why does everything have to be a blanket statement?Sparky: Well, at least it wasn't a wet blanket statement.Mammal: It usually...
View ArticleA Change is as Good as a Rest
Dear friends,I may be committing blogger suicide. I don't know. I'm going to take a blogging break. Don't know if any of you blogger/readers have tried that...it seems imprudent when things are...
View ArticleThings I'm Up To
Well I'm not idle. I think I ought to fill my readers in with what I am doing with all my free time BWAHAHAHAHA.Anyway, I am working on a project that perhaps my blog readers would like to support....
View ArticleFree "Homeschooling, simplified' Kindle Book available for one more day!
Homeschooling, simplified: what matters most Kindle edition will be available onAmazonas a promotion, enjoy!
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